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Visa's #MyEverywhere campaign set to share SA's beauty
[Leigh Andrews] On 8 May, Visa launched a digital campaign with the long-term goal of changing the way the world sees South Africa and how South Africans see themselves... read more>>

African ministers unite to develop continent's tourism

PRETORIA: Growth and development of tourism in the African continent is at the top of the agenda during the African Tourism Ministers roundtable discussion on the eve of the official opening of the Tourism Indaba in Durban on Friday...

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Mango offers R1 flights with launch of MS Windows 8.1 app

To mark the launch of Mango's third app, the airline is offering Windows 8.1 exclusive fares from R1 for sale until 31 May for travel until end June 2015...

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Emirates and SA Tourism plan joint marketing initiatives

Emirates and South African Tourism have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) that will open the way for the development of joint marketing initiatives to expand the number of visitors from the Middle East to South Africa...

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Food Services
Local lady farmer to supply fresh produce to The Maslow
As part of its promise to help build sustainable communities through supporting small enterprise development, Sun International's The Maslow has partnered with Gugu Mlipha, founder of Gugu & Daughters Farming near Walkerville in Gauteng to provide vegetables and other fresh produce for use in the hotel's kitchens... read more>>
Hospitality
Durban indaba to restore city's 'dented image'
Durban's hospitality sector officials have moved into damage-control mode and have said they are optimistic about the turnout for this week's Tourism Indaba... read more>>
Tourism
Cape Town's new 'Hello Weekend' campaign
The new Cape Town Tourism domestic marketing campaign, 'Hello Weekend', aims to position Cape Town as a city where there is always something on, 52 weekends a year... read more>>
Tourism positive, but there are dampers
South Africa's hospitality sector is one of the country's key drivers of growth and has proved to be resilient despite a difficult 2014, Tourism Minister Derek Hanekom said in Durban at the weekend... read more>>
SA remains open to welcome people from the world
PRETORIA: South Africa will always be open to welcome people from around the world, says Tourism Minister Derek Hanekom... read more>>
Freedom Park to showcase SA's heritage at Tourism Indaba
PRETORIA: Freedom Park is set showcase its liberation heritage monument, among other things, at the three-day Tourism Indaba 2015 in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal... read more>>
SA tops tourism ranking despite challenges

Hilary Joffe

South Africa has climbed the rankings of the world's most tourist-friendly countries, coming 48th out of 141 countries on the World Economic Forum's (WEF's) travel and tourism competitiveness index... read more>>
Who knew there was so much to do in Vereeniging?

Issued by Gauteng Tourism Authority

Just 45 minutes from Johannesburg, Vereeniging has so much to offer, from sports to culture and the arts. And there are some lovely hotels and guesthouses to relax at when you return from a busy day of doing it all!... read more>>
The Science for Resilience Expo: How science and 2,000 youths can build a resilient Limpopo River Basin

Issued by Gauteng Tourism Authority

The Resilience in the Limpopo River Basin (RESILIM) Program, in partnership with Kwalata and Science Unlimited, is hosting the Science for Resilience Expo at the Kwalata Game Reserve in Hammanskraal from 12-14 May... read more>>
International
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner flies to Singapore
The United Arab Emirates' national airline, Etihad Airways, has announced the deployment of a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner on its route between Abu Dhabi and Singapore from 1 August 2015... read more>>
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Africa
Botswana's marauding elephants trigger hunting ban debate
Surveying her destroyed cornfield in northern Botswana, Minsozie Kasaira wishes for a return to the days of elephant hunting... read more>>
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Lifestyle
Tokara Deli-cious

Eugene Yiga

The first time I went to Tokara, a wine estate somewhere between Stellenbosch and Franschhoek, was for an outdoor wedding overlooking the mountains, vineyards, and olive groves. read more>>
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